Pace of construction not proportionate with award of road contracts: Report

The length of highway contracts awarded by NHAI was 1,726 km in 2013-14 but the highway construction record after three years was much better at 2,628 km at the end of 2016-17

The pace of road construction by the Union road ministry and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is not proportionate with the award of road contracts, official data has revealed. However, experts believe the record is much better than what was it prior to 2013-14 since that time project award had slowed down considerably.

Since 2013-14, there has been a 77 per cent increase in highway contract award and 38 per cent rise in construction. Though this could largely be due to a slowdown in award of contracts in earlier years, experts said construction record after three years should